By learning more about how
infant attachment works, you can strengthen the bond between you and your baby.
Not exact matches
As outlined in our new blog, numerous internationally respected studies make clear the importance of secure father - child
attachment — including, for example,
work by Dr Paul Ramchandani of Imperial College London which shows that «disengaged and remote father - child interactions as early as the third month of life» predict behaviour problems in children when they are older [1] and US research showing that «verbal exchanges between fathers and their
infants and between mothers and their
infants each, independently and uniquely, predict pre-schoolers» social competence and lower aggression» [2].
Attachment parenting resists a one - sleep - fits - all solution and instead offers a multitude of potential sleep solutions that can accommodate
working parents and
infant development.
So creating a secure
attachment with your
infant is some
work, but it is so worth it.
In the 1960s, the
work of Marshall Klaus and John Kennel gave attention to mother and
infant attachment and the necessity to allow bonding to occur immediately after birth.
Zeanah's
work on
infant - maternal
attachment promotes the need for strong and consistent «reparenting» of the child who has already been deprived during critical developmental stages (Zeanah, 1993, 1996).
I was part of a team of consultants who
worked with hospitals throughout southern California, offering maternal -
infant attachment and breastfeeding training as well as technical expertise to improve the quality of breastfeeding support offered at the hospitals.
«In my mind no two people anywhere on the planet have
worked and sacrificed more than Barbara and Lysa to promote healthy and happy
attachment relationships between mothers, fathers and their
infants.
Each of the voices in this conversation brings a breadth of experience, research, and knowledge — and BOND is a tremendous opportunity to bring it all together: research on
infant / early child development,
attachment, sociology, public health, education, the experience of medical professionals, pediatric support professionals, educators, volunteer, and manufacturers, and of course, our collective minds and skills as a service community
working to strengthen human bonding and family health.
The fact of the matter is that baby carriers have been around in some form for centuries but we have stepped away from what
worked in favor of strollers, bulky
infant seats, and non
attachment parenting methods.
She has
worked with organizations such as University of Washington Maternal and
Infant Care Unit, La Leche League, Catholic Family Services,
Attachment Parenting International, and Pacific Association for Labor Support.
For more than 20 years,
Attachment Parenting International has been working to spread the knowledge that early secure attachment and consistent and loving care are vital to infant development and wel
Attachment Parenting International has been
working to spread the knowledge that early secure
attachment and consistent and loving care are vital to infant development and wel
attachment and consistent and loving care are vital to
infant development and well - being.
Julie Wright, MFT, is the co-author of TheHappy Sleeper: The Science - Backed Guide to Helping Your Baby Get a Good Night's Sleep — Newborn to School Age and a licensed psychotherapist
working with
infants, children, and adults exploring
attachment, mindfulness, and empathic communication.
anyway, being an
attachment parent, when i discovered i would be
working with Dr Ferber of the Ferber Method, a big proponent of the opposing side of the big
infant sleep debate, I was wary.
Breastfeeding is the greatest way of feeding your
infant and the keys to making this feeding method
work for both of you is getting a good
attachment skills for your
infant on your breasts.
Because when not - yet AP parents believe that
attachment parenting comes with a whole bunch of other stuff (albeit much good stuff), like homemade baby food (not necessarily AP), cloth diapers (not necessarily AP), most expensive carseats /
infant carriers (not necessarily AP), homeschooling (not necessarily AP), and not
working out of the home (not necessarily AP) it becomes something less attainable to the general public.
In the 1960s, John Bowlby, whose
work on
infant attachment has informed so much of current
attachment theory, promoted the idea that children used their blankies as a calming substitute for their key
attachment figure, and by the 1970s, even eminent childcare writers like Dr. Spock and Penelope Leach were actively advocating the introduction of comfort objects to help babies manage times of separation.
She has
worked in
infant mental health where she has
worked closely with
infants, children, and parents practicing bonding and
attachment therapy.
It
works with
infants and toddlers alike, and you can even convert it from a single to a double stroller with a few simple
attachments (while still looking ultra-fab in the process).
She has experience
working in
infant mental health practicing bonding and
attachment therapy, therapeutic foster care, school based therapy, mental health triage administering psychological assessments and determining crisis stabilization needs, and private practice.
During her time in England, Ainsworth
worked at the Tavistock Clinic with psychologist John Bowlby, where she researched maternal -
infant attachments.
She has experience
working in
infant mental health practicing bonding and
attachment therapy, therapeutic foster care, school based therapy, mental health triage administering psychological assessments and determining crisis stabilization needs, and private practice.
Yet anti-father myths persist, such as: that
infants and toddlers have only one primary «
attachment figure»; that overnighting away from mothers causes anxiety or maladjustment in all
infants and toddlers; that children prefer living with only one parent, and shared parenting isn't worth the hassle; that shared parenting
works only in the case of harmonious divorces; and that the quality of children's relationships with their fathers is not related to how much time they spend together.
I specialize in
infant and early childhood mental health and I enjoy
working with young children and their caregivers to support healthy
attachment and development.
Issues I
work with:
Infant - family bonding; relationship building; baby body language, signals and cues; birth experiences;
attachment; the joys and challenges of new parenthood.
Mary Fanning
works with youngballymun as
Infant Mental Health Coordinator, providing individual and group interventions to promote secure attachment in the birth to three year period, and delivering infant mental health training to front line practiti
Infant Mental Health Coordinator, providing individual and group interventions to promote secure
attachment in the birth to three year period, and delivering
infant mental health training to front line practiti
infant mental health training to front line practitioners.
For the areas of Theoretical Foundations (including pregnancy & early parenthood;
infant / very young child development & behavior;
attachment, separation, trauma, & loss; cultural competence; etc.) and the areas of Direct Service Skills (including observation & listening; screening & assessment; etc.) competency must be documented by course
work and / or in - service training.
The underpinnings of the current model are trauma theory (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, neurobiology of stress and trauma); family systems theory (dynamic, structural, strategic approaches);
attachment theory and research (internal
working model, developmental research, disorganized - disoriented
attachment, parent -
infant bonding); experiential therapy (affective expression, process orientation); cognitive - behavioral treatment (cognitive rescripting, developing coping skills); psychoanalytical theory (object relations); and positive psychology (signature strengths, resilience).
STEEP
works on the premise that a secure
attachment between parent and
infant establishes ongoing patterns of healthy interactions.
The new understanding about the importance of good
attachment between
infant and mother — and the high cost of poor
attachment, abuse and neglect — validated the
work that
infant mental health specialists had been doing for years, and brought new respect and funding to the field.
Grown out of 40 years of experience in Michigan,
Infant Mental Health Home Visiting: Supporting Competencies / Reducing Risks is is indispensable for infant - family professionals who are looking to incorporate infant mental health principles and promote attachment relationships in their work with babies, young children and their fam
Infant Mental Health Home Visiting: Supporting Competencies / Reducing Risks is is indispensable for
infant - family professionals who are looking to incorporate infant mental health principles and promote attachment relationships in their work with babies, young children and their fam
infant - family professionals who are looking to incorporate
infant mental health principles and promote attachment relationships in their work with babies, young children and their fam
infant mental health principles and promote
attachment relationships in their
work with babies, young children and their families.
Attachment, Differentiation, Individuation, and Neuroscience: Low Complexity Partners in Couple Therapy The early 1950s brought us John Bowlby's work on infant attachment, mirrored by Harry Harlow's primate attachment studies on rhesu
Attachment, Differentiation, Individuation, and Neuroscience: Low Complexity Partners in Couple Therapy The early 1950s brought us John Bowlby's
work on
infant attachment, mirrored by Harry Harlow's primate attachment studies on rhesu
attachment, mirrored by Harry Harlow's primate
attachment studies on rhesu
attachment studies on rhesus monkeys.
According to Bowlby (1969) later relationships are likely to be a continuation of early
attachment styles (secure and insecure) because the behavior of the
infant's primary
attachment figure promotes an internal
working model of relationships which leads the
infant to expect the same in later relationships.
FirstPlay ® Therapy is a Play Therapy strength - based model that enhances the parent - child relationship and is based upon the
work of Play Therapy pioneer, Viola Brody, founder of Developmental Play Therapy (DPT);
Infant Massage lit; Ericksonian Play Therapy;
Attachment Theory; & research in Touch.
This is the idea of the internal
working model; a template for future relationships based upon the
infant's primary
attachment, which creates a consistency between early emotional experiences and later relationships.
FirstPlay ® Therapy is a Play Therapy strength - based model that enhances the parent - child relationship and is based upon the
work of Play Therapy pioneer, Viola Brody, founder of Developmental Play Therapy (DPT);
Infant Massage lit; Ericksonian Play Therapy;
Attachment...
This idea is based upon the internal
working model where an
infant's primary
attachment forms a model (template) for future relationships.
The package promotes
working with
infants who have been traumatized by their experience of family violence, while strengthening
attachment relationships between the mothers and babies who seek refuge accommodation.
Based on earlier
work on
infant - parent
attachment, we've learned that marriage is also an
attachment relationship — a place where we can feel secure but also a place where we can feel anxious or avoidant.
Most clinical
work with an
infant or toddler includes
attachment, since dealing with that issue has been shown to be an essential developmental task for that age period.
Describe the importance of mindfulness skills for
working with the challenges of postpartum adjustment and early parenting stress, including its potential for decreasing postpartum depression and for facilitating healthy parent -
infant attachment
He summarizes Mary Ainsworth's early
work and describes the four basic
infant attachment styles:
The most famous and enduring
work of John Bowlby was theorizing about
attachment styles of
infants with primary caretakers.
Beyond romance, the security of mothers» internal
working models of
attachment has been used to predict the secure or insecure category of the
infant attachment formed by the mothers with their own
infants.37 Research has found that parents with insecure models recall their own parents less well than other parents38, which may indicate a lack of any coherent mental representation of good parenting.
I am also able to
work with
infants and toddlers and their caregivers together with a focus on the
attachment relationship.»
She
works with
infants and toddlers and their families,
attachment issues, autism spectrum disorders, trauma and LGBTQ issues.
[jounal] Bretherton, I. / 1990 / Communication patterns, internal
working models, and the intergenerational transmission of
attachment relationships /
Infant Mental Health Journal 11 (3): 237 ~ 25